Christ the Center – How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon

Scripture is a beautiful mosaic of Christ. In Christ the Center, Tomas Bokedal shows how the canon is shaped by numerical patterns of nomina sacra--scribal reverence for divine names.These patterns, which especially revolve around Christ, reveal the devotional and theological preoccupations of the earliest Christians.The rule of faith is not a later development; it is in the very text of Scripture.Christ the Center shows a remarkable interplay between Scripture and theology.